Book Review: The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

As interesting as Alex Michaelides’ debut novel, The Silent Patient was, I wasn’t necessarily in the market to find out about any more of his work. Strangely enough, his second novel, The Maidens, appealed to me based off the brief “new in paperback” description given in my mother’s People Magazine subscription. I only really paid attention to Michaelides as the author when I looked it up at my local library.

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Book Review: The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

New Riley Sager!! I’d be so happy if this guy manages to pump out a new book every year, mainly because they’ve all been thoroughly enjoyable. And honestly, I’m a little surprised I’m saying that about his newest release, The House Across the Lake, but you’ll just have to keep reading to find out why. And on that note, just know there are some SPOILERS ahead.

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Weekend Movie Review

Definitely an eclectic mix of movies new and old this weekend. And, get ready for it, I finally saw Top Gun: Maverick! I know at this point it’s been so long that you wondering why you should even care, but I’m just calling back on a promise I made almost two months ago. Anyways, here’s what was in rotation this weekend.

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The Staircase Miniseries Review

I am not generally into true crime, that is, unless it’s made into a fictionalized show or movie with a bunch of actors that I love case. Case in point: The Staircase. This HBO Max miniseries is based off the documentary of the same name that was fairly recently all the rage on Netflix. Well, now this story has finally made its way to me.

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